Ég, Jóhanna is a powerful and personal theatre production at Tjarnarbíó, where the story of Joan of Arc is retold in a new way. The work is a rebellion against the gender binary and explores identity, power, war, the body and freedom.

Queer Situations is a literary festival dedicated to queer literature in the broadest sense. The festival focuses on books by authors who identify as queer, as well as literature that exists outside the mainstream and opens up new ways of thinking about literature, society and identity.

The Samtökin ’78 Happiness Run is a joyful and colourful running event where people come together to celebrate diversity, show support and raise funds for the important work of Samtökin ’78.

The film Pillion will premiere at Bíó Paradís on 19 February. The screening is part of a special event evening that will also include a discussion on power dynamics, boundaries, and BDSM culture.

The theatre collective Stertabenda premieres its new production, The Triangle of Shame, a sharp, satirical look at contemporary culture through the lens of a dystopian future. The play is set in a distant time when the backlash against human rights has reached its endpoint: LGBTQ+ equality, gender autonomy and women’s rights have been erased. In this bleak society, a group of “experts” launches a grand museum exhibition about the so-called dark age of political correctness — the era we live in today — despite the fact that books have been burned, archives destroyed and all forms of diversity censored out of history.

The Bears of Iceland invite you to a fabulous Bear Bingo hosted by the one and only Faye Knús and Mr. Reykjavík Bear himself, Jóhann Örn!

Doors open at 18:30 and Bingo kicks off at 19:00 — so make sure you are on time to grab drinks and get a good spot!

The annual LOKI October Heat Party lights up KIKI on Saturday, 18 October. Doors open at 21:00 with the main show kicking off at 22:30. Headlining the stage is Reykjavík’s own KIKI diva, Faye Knús, joined by the ever-popular Whoop Whoop of Reykjavík Brunch fame. On deck for the dance floor are DJ BISCUIT TMFS—returning to LOKI from Berlin—and FEAR N LOVE, a rising force on the local DJ scene.

The Icelandic Queer Film Festival will be held for the first time from September 4 to 7, marking thirty years since the very first queer film festival took place in Iceland.

Films that reflect the realities, challenges, and setbacks in the human rights struggle of trans people will be the focus of the inaugural Icelandic Queer Film Festival, taking place September 4–7, 2025, at Bíó Paradís.